Kanye West, Destiny's Child and a reunited Fugees all made headlines thanks to last night's BET Awards. Kanye was named Best Male Hip-Hop Artist and also earned Video of the Year honors for the highly acclaimed "Jesus Walks" clip that was directed by Chris Milk of @radical.media. Destiny's Child capped off their performance of "Cater 2 U" by pulling Magic Johnson, Nelly and actor Terrence Howard on stage to be the recipients of lap dances (Howard was the lucky one to get a dace from Beyonce). Finally, the reunited Fugees made their first TV appearance with a surprise performance to open the show.
Unfortunately, many of the winners were not present at the show. Missing in action were Kanye West, Usher, Donnie McClurkin, Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Shaquille O'Neal and Serena Williams. Even Denzel Washington, who received a special humanitarian award with his wife Pauletta, was absent.
The winners at the 2005 BET Awards were:
Video of the Year: Kanye West “Jesus Walks”
Viewer's Choice Award: Omarion “O”
Best New Artist: John Legend
Best Female Hip-Hop: Remy Ma
Best Male Hip-Hop: Kanye West
Best Female R&B Artist: Alicia Keys
Best R&B Male: Usher
Best Gospel Artist: Donnie McClurkin
Best Group: Destiny’s Child
Best Collaboration: Ciara and Missy Elliot “1, 2 Step”
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx
Best Actress: Regina King
Male Athlete of the Year: Shaquille O’Neal
Female Athlete of the Year: Serena Williams
